We can seperate (3b³) into two different parts, the constant and the variable.
The constant (3) and the variable (b) can both be squared and multiplied to get the correct answer, so:
3² = 9
(b³)² = [tex]b^{6}[/tex]
So, [tex](3b^{3})^{2} = 9b^{6}[/tex]
